Sun, Dec 8, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Closing spread
TB -6.5
✓ TB W
Total
47.5
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
LV 21–28 TB
✓ TB (73%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTB -6.5
CloseTB -6.5
Total44.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTB -6.5
no move
CloseTB -6.5
No change since the open
Total
Open44.5
▲ 3
Close47.5
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TB -6.5 · unchangedmodel TB -7.5
model TB -7.5
Opened 44.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 3 upmodel 48.5
model 48.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 46% (74 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTB -6.5
CloseTB -6.5
Total44.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
TB as a 6.5-point home favorite against LV, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: TB won 28–13; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 41 points stayed under 47.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 66%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.4 against an average line of 6.5; 49.8 points a game (usually 45.7). Of the 6 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-5.5 | 42–19 | W | O45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation |
-5.5 | 30–24 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread |
-7.5 | 34–15 | W | O45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation |
-7.5 | 28–23 | L | O46.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & team ratings |
-5.5 | 21–16 | L | U48 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest |
-6.5 | 30–27 | L | O49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread |
-7.5 | 41–24 | W | O44.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 15 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-6.5 | 28–20 | W | U48.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar season form & team ratings |
-5.5 | 9–20 | L | U46 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 23–24 | L | U48.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Las Vegas Raiders ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Total moved up 3
44.5 → 47.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Las Vegas Raiders on a cross-country trip
Las Vegas Raiders cross 3 time zones (1,984 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 24 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 51% of games with totals 44.5–50.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-9 10% | 4-6 40% | 7-3 70% | |
| 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
The series
LV 4–4 TB
Series tied · 8 games since 1999 · TB has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
LV−0.8 →−4.2▼ 3.4#29
TB+0.1 →+1.0▲ 0.9#12
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#28
Offense
TB better ▶#6
#20
Defense
◀ LV better#27
−1.5 #32
Turnovers
TB better ▶−0.1 #16
62 plays #15
Pace
Even63 plays #12
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LV off | TB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.6 #27 | 24.7 #25 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.89 #28 | 5.72 #26 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.16 #32 | +0.06 #28 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #26 | 47% #29 | Even |
| TB off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.9 #6 | 27.8 #28 | TB |
| Yards / play | 5.94 #5 | 5.24 #8 | Even |
| EPA / play | +0.09 #6 | +0.05 #24 | TB |
| Success rate | 48% #5 | 45% #21 | TB |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LV scoring against the TB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #18 | 3.9 #32 | 7.9 #28 | 3.0 #28 | 7.7 #7 | 10.7 #18 | |
3.7 #9 | 9.5 #27 | 13.2 #26 | 4.9 #13 | 5.6 #11 | 10.5 #16 |
TB scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #2 | 7.8 #11 | 14.8 #3 | 4.5 #16 | 8.3 #4 | 12.8 #10 | |
4.4 #21 | 7.9 #23 | 12.3 #22 | 6.1 #27 | 9.3 #29 | 15.4 #32 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
70° · 4 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LV9d
TB7d
LV +2 days
Tempo
Average 126 plays
slowavg 124fast
Travel
LV 1,984 mi
3 time zones
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